This message was posted by Wishes on AmayaUsers.com. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY VIA EMAIL. Instead, respond to the thread on the WEBSITE by clicking here: http://www.amayausers.com/boards/ultimatebb.php?/topic/1/526.html#000014 Dear Scott, Digitizing 101 is expensive and worth it. However it isn't for a new person to embroidery. It would really be a waste of money. At this point you need practice, practice,practice and training, trainng, and traiing. I can't stress this enough. Sit and watch designs stitch and watch their thread path as well as how they look on different fabrics. When you don't have jobs, stitch on samples. Keep the samples and write out in notes what backing as well as the other parameters. Keep a book of samples so you have something to refer back to. The book will be no good to you untill you have done the above. Margaret =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================